grouped around a freestanding star of interconnected walls designed by ron arad, the show unveils a number of highly sophisticated experimental pieces, many only recently produced and on display for the first time. the show runs from april 8 to may 9, 2009. http://www.timothytaylorgallery.com

‘oh, the farmer & the cowman should be friends’, 2008 stainless and corten steel (138 3/8 x 224 5/8 x 15 7/8 in. / 351 x 570 x 40 cm) all images courtesy timothy taylor gallery

ron arad new works at the timothy taylor gallery ‘thumbprint’, 2008 bronze (74 1/8 x 62 5/8 x 55 7/8 in. /152 x 159 x 142 cm)

the thumbprint is composed of multiple bronze rods. it is a jewel-like object that shimmers as the light shifts, revealing subtle gradations of colour. in editions of six – their seductive contours inviting the viewer to touch, explore and climb into the curved centres they create.

ron arad new works at the timothy taylor gallery ‘gomli’, 2008 composite material and ballast (81 3/4 x 39 1/4 x 51 3/4 in. / 207 x 100 x 121 cm)

ron arad new works at the timothy taylor gallery ‘bodyguard’, 2008 super formed aluminium (55 1/8 x 74 7/8 x 36 5/8 in. / 140 x 190 x 93 cm)ron arad new works at the timothy taylor gallery ‘bodyguard’, 2008 super formed aluminium (55 1/8 x 74 7/8 x 36 5/8 in. / 140 x 190 x 93 cm)

crafted from inflated aerospace aluminium, cut individually, highly polished and tinted, four new and unique drunk bodyguards are on show. these sculptural pieces sway woozily on a single tangent point, balancing, poised in mid-air, reacting to the lightest of touches. they appear to be weightless. paradoxically this weightlessness is the result of extreme heaviness.

ron arad new works at the timothy taylor gallery ‘bodyguard’, 2008 super formed aluminium (55 1/8 x 74 7/8 x 36 5/8 in. /140 x 190 x 93 cm)

ron arad new works at the timothy taylor gallery ‘restless shelves’, 2007 mirror-polished stainless steel (73 x 21 7/8 x 109 5/8in. /185.6 x 55.6 x 278.5cm)